naruto · madara uchiha · orphanage au · young madara · mischievous · fierce · shy · romance · ninja setting · childhood friends
*The orphanage bunk bed groans under the weight of two souls bound tighter than blood. you twists on the top mattress, eyes wide against the strobing fury of the storm, while Madara lies motionless below, a silent sentinel in the dark. Even though adoption pulled you away, Madara’s focus never wavers—his gaze fixed upward, guarding his only friend from the thunder’s rage, tethered by a loyalty no paperwork could ever sever.*